Mantle-tying machine.



"om'rno STATES PAEENT OFFICE.

SAMUEL COENyQF NEW YORK, N. '11, ASSIGNOR 'lO MACHINE MAIfiTLE SEWING QQM- PA'NY, NEW YORK, N. Y. A CORPOB.-\TION OF NEW YORK.

I-EANTLE-TYING MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Paient.

Patented April 13, 1909.

Serial No. 427,1.

To all whom, it may rumor-n:

Be it, known tluil l, SAMUEL Conx, n citizen of the United States, and n resident ol' the city, cminl y, and State of Sew have invented a now and uscl ul lniproYcmerit in )lautlo-Tying Machines, of which the following is r. sporiliralion.

Hewtolore u'mnllcs have been secured to rings by manual labor, the .-ziorking or innule living first placed so that its mouth is distended, a ring is tiun iihort-od in the distended month of the mantle, an asbestos string is then passed around the outside ol' the manila, its ends. are broir lit. togollier to form a. knot and the firing is then drown tight thereby tying u knot and the ell-inc then forces the mantle wiih uncvou folds against-the ring, the strinp bring in the gr ove of the ring and the month. is between the ring and string. iron will: the groolod chill this method is clumsy and slow, and the mantle is drawn irregularly about the ring. The mantle is then made true on the ring. a tedious operation requiring grout utll'G, reversed over the ring and its open end then gathered and secured in any desirnble manner.

The object of my invention 25, to provide a suitable device for holdin the ring od mantle in proper relation to reach orhcr and also a string, so that when the airing: i:.. lied and its ends drown so that. it, is in firm contact won the niouih. the manilc will be forced evenly and perfectly mid withoutinjury against. the ring: where it. is securely held, the mantle and ring are then. wit-hirawn from rho device. and the onmtlc is coir plclnd as above de e,:rihod. This object is accompl'r ml by my inronlion, one emnodiiucni in which is more. particularly hcreiiml'ter doecril' d For it more pzii'licuinr description of my invention, rcl'ervm-o i5 Lu be had to the accoo'ipunying drawings forming a part hereof, in which Figure l is-a. prrspeclivv view of my improved 'mucliino when ready to receive a niziuilo. Fig. l is n sectional ViCV-' slim mg a. dclnil. Fig. 2 1* a perspective new of my mzughino with :i nmnllv in poeition. B 1g. "1 is a perspective view of n. nun-lune, a iglitly umdiliml. .i fig. I, is a plan view of the structure shown in Fig. .3. dilion oi lhc apparatus when the cap is remowd, 11 plan view being shown. Fig. 5 is a York,

I i l 1 l l l l l l l y i l l l g l l l l i l l l Fig. 4 shows the conl scctionul view taken on the line 5-5 of Fig. (3, looking in the direction of the arrows. Fig. l) is a. sectional view taken on the linedof Fig. 5, looking in the direction of the arrows. Figs. 7, S and 9 are detailed views showing the top of the spindle. Figs. 10, 11 and 12 show rho nuinllo and ring in various poslliom to illustrate the hand met-bod 5 sccuuurc them together.

'l hroughout the various views of the drawings similar reference characters. desig- 7 note similar ports.

The method of securing a. ring to a. mantle or stocking heretofore in vogue is best shown in Figs. ll), 11 and 12, where the mnnlle l has a ring placed inside its mouth. This placing oi u. ring in the mouth of a mantle is a. delicate opvrzilion midgrequires greet cow because a nui-nt l0 is (us :1 torn or injured and the projecting lugs 3 are apt. to engngc the webbing of the mantle and tear the some.

ln Fig. '11 the innnthand riu are shown nl'ler the string 4 has. been placer and drawn light ihoroby forcing the nuuiile into the groove .3 of the ring .2.

Fig. 12 shows the mantle and ring after the next operationwhich is ih'e turning of the manila! inside out so ihnt both the String and {ICOUYP are concealed. 'l his last step is common to in improved method when my nppar rains is used :uul'lo Llic molhud heretofore in vogue. When the string is placed as shown iii-Fig. H, kl-S stated above, it, is practically impossible to d row this string so as to contract the mantle evenly. Some parts will be comrzicled more than others so that the reduced portion of the nuuillc will be full in one or more places, thereby destroying the .--.:;mmotry of .lllc mantle, thereby unduly. stretching certain parts and compressing others.

In View of the foregoing. my improved app psirotus and its operation will be readily understood. The apparoius consists (H-56D.- i-ially of ii base 6 on which is a. spindle, 7, mounted by a. cap 8 and at the 0615. of the spindle and inst, above the base is & strm guide or ll()l( or 9.

The base (i is preferably a circular disk nuule of wood or'aoy other suitable material, and it. only be proviilcdwit-h screw holes 10 or other suitable menus for holding this base to the support on which it- Yeats.

From the center of ,the base 6 rises the spindle 7 and it. is fixed to ihe base in any RElSSUED .by a IHOILISB and tenon joint, or any other suitable manner as by screws, not shown, or

suitable'means, not shown. At the base of the spindle and just above the base 6 is a perforation 11, extending through the spin- (lie and in this perforation it is pivotally mounted the string guide orln'ihlerwhieh will he more particularly described helow. -'l'he spindle 7'is circular lilt l'lisl section, and its cireuniference is the same as the mantle placed upon it so that a mantle eon h:

ilaced thereon without strehwhing b yond its elastic limit. The upper end of tlliis'l pill' die 7 is provided with a concentric dowel pin I! and at the base of this dowel pin is a reces 12, which is eunrentriehoth with the, spindle T and dowel pin 12 and is made of any snitahle d pth. The hottoin of this i'eecsslii has three screws 14 so that. h turning -these screws either up or down the ring lean he raised or lowered in the recess iI-l so that the 3 groove in the ring will he exactly opposite th upper edge of the spindle 7. .\lidw.i he-= tween the serews H are openings 15 whieh ar sullioienlly large to receive-Hie lugs 2-2 on the ring 2 without interference -lrorided the are sullieient for this purpose and are not. large enough to iiiaterialiy weaken the apparatus the size of these openings [5 is not ma-' terial.

The cap N mar he eonioal in form or any other suitahle soape, hot is preferahly given an outline of an ordinary conical hnllet, andis provided with a renter hole it) eoneeiitri with the axis of the cap 8 and a proper ize toiit upon the dowel 12, with a loose lit so i that the cap ean be readily removed. 'ihis rap is al o provided with a i'eeess i7 coin-entric with its axis and with the same diameter as the recess '13. The out ide diameter f the cap at its haso is the same as thodiaioe- 101 of the spindle T. hear the lower end of r the cap 8 are parallel grooves, 1920 whi h erve as marks or gages to tell the operator 1 where the upper end of the mantle should he when it is placed in positi n on the apparatiis. 1' r I The st ring guide 9 is provided at its lower end with two ilattened snihie s 2i. and resp etively, the surface 21 heiugz, on the-side and the surl'a e 22 on the hottoii when the string guide is vertical, i llat snrl'aees li ing at snhstantinllr right angles to each. other and imo or the oth r of tliese'snrl'aees is in conta t. with a plug 23 pressed h}: a. spring 34 which is h ld in a suitable opening 25 in the base h. 'lhe-ohjeet of this spring and an inclined position where it will he outof The.

I I plug and the Hat surfaces is to cause the i the way, as de ired h the operator. l

holder 7- also has two \ertieally disposed, arms 2%; at the upper ends of whi h are adjustahle eyes 17, one on each, which have converging lingers with a small space lie-1 tween them immediately opposite the bottom of the cap 8 and the top of the spindle 7 when the holder is in its vertical position.

' If desired, a guide 2'4" may he substituted for the eyes 27, as shown in Fig. 2.

lroni the foregoing, the operation of my improved device will be readily understood.

, 'l'he eap S is first removed. aiid-a ring 2 is placed on the spindle 7 with its projections 25 in the openings 15 and its aiinu ar portion resting; on the screws 14 so that itsgroove 5 is abreast of the top of the spindle 7. The rap 8 is then put in position and the ring 2 is completely concealed. The mantle'or stockin is then placed on the cap 8 and slides readil therelroin onto the spindle 7 and is drawn down until its upper end is even with one of the grooves 18, 19 or 20, at the volition of the operator. The string holder or guide .i is then raised to a vertical position, a

string 4 is passed through the eyes 27 and tied tight, the usual asbestos stringheingpreierahl v employed. As this string:- is drawn tight the mantle is thrown positively and iii-oily against the spindle 7 and ca i 8 where they come togetherand is evenly drawn againstthese parts therebyseparating them and forcing itself against the ring 2 where it is secured in the groove '5 hytho string 4.

'lhc mantle is then removed from the spindle and carries with it the. ring about which it.

has been evenly distrihuted. 'lhe mantle is then turned wrong side out as indicated in l st. 3 and the various operations incident to the finishing: of the mantle are eai'ricd on as here ofore. It the strueture shown. in Fi". 2" is employed, the bar 2? guides the operator in pla ing; the string, as is ohvious.

, While l have shown and described only one enihodinient of my invention, it is oh- (ions that its essential features may he einhodied in various other forms so that it is not limited to the precise disclosure herein made, hot ineludes all other structures that fall within the scope of the annexed claims.

What i claim is:-'-

l. in a device of the class described, a stocking supporting spindle, means thereon [or holding: a mantle ring in a stocking when the device is in use, and means for guiding a string when a stocking is secured to a, ring.

'1. in a device of the elass described, means for holding a mantle stocking, in comhinatioii with means for holding a mantle ring, and means for guiding the application of a securing, string to the stocking to secure it. to the rine.

3. ,lo a, device of the class described,

means for holding a. stoekin", means for lift I l l means for holding a. stocking, means for holdmg a ring, said ring holding means having devices capahle of adjustment so that when a string is tied about said stocking and secures the same to the ring, the ring and stocking will he held vin properrelation..

5. In a device of the class (l(S(l'll)l"li,

means forholding a stocking, means for" hold mg a ring, and means for guiding a string, said string guiding means including a mechanisrn for holding thesaid string: guiding: menus in a vertical or in an inclined position.

6. in a device of the class described. a spindle and cap and menus for holding a ring between said spindle and cap.

7. In a mantle tying device, a spindle having a mantle. ring recess in its upper end, a

guide to guide the securing string around ilu. mantle ring and a cap provided with a lll\ recess corresponding to the reeess in the spindle.

S. In a evice of the class described. :1'

spindle, a cap resting on said spindle, means for holding said cap and spindle in proper re- '25 lat-ion and a string guide having eyes with f; openings opposite the top of the spindle and 1 t in hot-tom oi the ca 1.

E). [n a device oi the class described, a spindle, a eap resting on said spindle, a string guide adjacent to said spihdle and recesses between said cap and spindle adapted to receive a ring, said cap and spindle being so shaped as to lorm a groove on their exterior surfaces where one rests on the other.

ill. in a device of the class descrihed, a

cap and a Spindle, each p ovided with means to receive a portion of a ring, one resting on the other and both circular in cross section and shaped to liorm a groove on their exterior surfaces where lthefap rests on the spindle so thatn'hen a ..'trin is secured arounda mantle webbing, the same is contracted evenly between said cap and spindle.

' Signed at New York, N. Y., this 28th day of March, W08.

SAM U EL C-Qll N it nesses:

(its. 1. Alison), Josnrn llnooiumn. 

